DC -> Philadelphia trip - Page 2

07-01-2004, 04:06 PM

Kaz wrote:
> Hiya everyone.
>
> A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a
> bike-friendly route. Obviously we would like to stay off of US-1...
>
>
> I've got a philadelphia bike map that can get me into the city proper
> from the airport on bike-friendly trails. I also know DC well enough
> that getting out of the city won't be a proble. But it's that looong
> stretch in between that is currently leaving us stumped.
>
> Can anyone suggest a route, or ideas, or web/book/people resources to
> help us plan our trip?
>
> (By the way, either road biking or off-road biking is OK. We'll
> happily do trail rides all the way, or road stuff, or even mix it up a
> bit if we've got to.)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sincerely,
> Eric

There's a DC -> Philadelphia cue sheet link on this page:

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

- khill

07-01-2004, 07:30 PM

Khill wrote:
> Kaz wrote:
> > Hiya everyone.
> >
> > A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> > and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a bike-
> > friendly route. Obviously we would like to stay off of US-1...
> >
> >
> > I've got a philadelphia bike map that can get me into the city proper
> > from the airport on bike-friendly trails. I also know DC well enough
> > that getting out of the city won't be a proble. But it's that looong
> > stretch in between that is currently leaving us stumped.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a route, or ideas, or web/book/people resources to
> > help us plan our trip?
> >
> > (By the way, either road biking or off-road biking is OK. We'll
> > happily do trail rides all the way, or road stuff, or even mix it up a
> > bit if we've got to.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sincerely, Eric
> There's a DC -> Philadelphia cue sheet link on this page:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] eRides.html
> - khill

Link doesn't seem to work for me :

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07-01-2004, 07:30 PM

Khill wrote:
> Kaz wrote:
> > Hiya everyone.
> >
> > A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> > and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a bike-
> > friendly route. Obviously we would like to stay off of US-1...
> >
> >
> > I've got a philadelphia bike map that can get me into the city proper
> > from the airport on bike-friendly trails. I also know DC well enough
> > that getting out of the city won't be a proble. But it's that looong
> > stretch in between that is currently leaving us stumped.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a route, or ideas, or web/book/people resources to
> > help us plan our trip?
> >
> > (By the way, either road biking or off-road biking is OK. We'll
> > happily do trail rides all the way, or road stuff, or even mix it up a
> > bit if we've got to.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sincerely, Eric
> There's a DC -> Philadelphia cue sheet link on this page:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] eRides.html
> - khill

Link doesn't seem to work for me :

-

07-01-2004, 07:30 PM

Khill wrote:
> Kaz wrote:
> > Hiya everyone.
> >
> > A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> > and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a bike-
> > friendly route. Obviously we would like to stay off of US-1...
> >
> >
> > I've got a philadelphia bike map that can get me into the city proper
> > from the airport on bike-friendly trails. I also know DC well enough
> > that getting out of the city won't be a proble. But it's that looong
> > stretch in between that is currently leaving us stumped.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a route, or ideas, or web/book/people resources to
> > help us plan our trip?
> >
> > (By the way, either road biking or off-road biking is OK. We'll
> > happily do trail rides all the way, or road stuff, or even mix it up a
> > bit if we've got to.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sincerely, Eric
> There's a DC -> Philadelphia cue sheet link on this page:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] eRides.html
> - khill

Link doesn't seem to work for me :

-

07-01-2004, 07:30 PM

Khill wrote:
> Kaz wrote:
> > Hiya everyone.
> >
> > A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> > and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a bike-
> > friendly route. Obviously we would like to stay off of US-1...
> >
> >
> > I've got a philadelphia bike map that can get me into the city proper
> > from the airport on bike-friendly trails. I also know DC well enough
> > that getting out of the city won't be a proble. But it's that looong
> > stretch in between that is currently leaving us stumped.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a route, or ideas, or web/book/people resources to
> > help us plan our trip?
> >
> > (By the way, either road biking or off-road biking is OK. We'll
> > happily do trail rides all the way, or road stuff, or even mix it up a
> > bit if we've got to.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sincerely, Eric
> There's a DC -> Philadelphia cue sheet link on this page:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] eRides.html
> - khill

Link doesn't seem to work for me :

-

07-01-2004, 07:30 PM

Khill wrote:
> Kaz wrote:
> > Hiya everyone.
> >
> > A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> > and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a bike-
> > friendly route. Obviously we would like to stay off of US-1...
> >
> >
> > I've got a philadelphia bike map that can get me into the city proper
> > from the airport on bike-friendly trails. I also know DC well enough
> > that getting out of the city won't be a proble. But it's that looong
> > stretch in between that is currently leaving us stumped.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a route, or ideas, or web/book/people resources to
> > help us plan our trip?
> >
> > (By the way, either road biking or off-road biking is OK. We'll
> > happily do trail rides all the way, or road stuff, or even mix it up a
> > bit if we've got to.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sincerely, Eric
> There's a DC -> Philadelphia cue sheet link on this page:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] eRides.html
> - khill

Link doesn't seem to work for me :

-

07-01-2004, 07:36 PM

Kaz wrote:

> Hiya everyone.
>
> A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a
> bike-friendly route.

One of the best bets would be to follow Adventure Cycling's Atlantic
Coast route. Their maps are generally excellent, and show well-chosen
routes in terrific detail. They also show lodging, food stops, camping,
bike shops, etc etc.

Looks like the map section you'd want would cost you $11. Visit
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

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Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com,
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07-01-2004, 07:36 PM

Kaz wrote:

> Hiya everyone.
>
> A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a
> bike-friendly route.

One of the best bets would be to follow Adventure Cycling's Atlantic
Coast route. Their maps are generally excellent, and show well-chosen
routes in terrific detail. They also show lodging, food stops, camping,
bike shops, etc etc.

Looks like the map section you'd want would cost you $11. Visit
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

--
--------------------+
Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com,
replace with cc.ysu dot edu]

07-01-2004, 07:36 PM

Kaz wrote:

> Hiya everyone.
>
> A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a
> bike-friendly route.

One of the best bets would be to follow Adventure Cycling's Atlantic
Coast route. Their maps are generally excellent, and show well-chosen
routes in terrific detail. They also show lodging, food stops, camping,
bike shops, etc etc.

Looks like the map section you'd want would cost you $11. Visit
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

--
--------------------+
Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com,
replace with cc.ysu dot edu]

07-01-2004, 07:36 PM

Kaz wrote:

> Hiya everyone.
>
> A friend and I are trying to plan a bike trip from DC to Philadelphia,
> and we're having a little bit of trouble trying to figure out a
> bike-friendly route.

One of the best bets would be to follow Adventure Cycling's Atlantic
Coast route. Their maps are generally excellent, and show well-chosen
routes in terrific detail. They also show lodging, food stops, camping,
bike shops, etc etc.

Looks like the map section you'd want would cost you $11. Visit
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

--
--------------------+
Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com,
replace with cc.ysu dot edu]